When it comes to capacitive touchscreens – like the displays found on the Apple iPhone and the Google Nexus One – it’s not always just about resolution, screen size, or whether it’s OLED or LCD. It’s good to keep in mind that a large touchscreen doesn’t do you much good if it’s not accurately interpreting…
Google and T-Mobile investigating Nexus One 3G reception issues
If your brand-new Google Nexus One, made by HTC, is having a hard time staying connected to T-Mobile’s 3G network, you’re not alone. Reports have been coming hard and fast from around the blogosphere that indicate Google’s new superphone is having problems with 3G reception – many a Nexus One user has been reporting network…
Rogers HTC Dream Owners to Receive Free Upgrade to HTC Magic
Early adopters of the HTC Dream on Rogers will be more than pleased to hear this news. It wasn’t that long ago Rogers announced the HTC Dream OS ‘will not be developed beyond the next Android 1.5 update’. I know if I had a Rogers Dream in-hand, I’d be seeing red. I mean, I didn’t…
HTC HD2 gets an update to display SIM card contacts alongside Exchange Server contacts
HTC has released a new update for its flagship Windows Mobile smartphone – HD2. It’s made for business folks who rely on Microsoft Exchange Server, so if you’re not in the group, you don’t have to do anything. On the other hand, if you (your company) do(es) use Exchange Server, you’ll want to proceed with…
Why my next phone might be from the Google Nexus series
Read on if you want to see my reasons for potentially swapping to a Google phone in the near future – and why it won’t be the Google Nexus One… For a long while now, I’ve been using the iPhone series of phones (3G and 3GS). I transitioned away from Nokia Series60 for all the same…
Cellular South Offers Free HTC Hero In-Store Training Starting Today!
This is kind of cool. I love it when carriers reach out to help newbies (and even grizzled vets) get the most out of their new device. Case in point today is Cellular South. They’ve announced the availability of free in-store training for the HTC Hero at select Cellular South Discover Center locations. Everything will…
Hands-on with the HTC Smart from CES 2010
When you think of a “smartphone,” you’re probably thinking of some sort of advanced device running one of the traditional smartphone operating systems – Windows Mobile, iPhone, Android, Symbian, or webOS. HTC, on the other hand, is redefining what it means to be a smartphone. The HTC Smart is the first “smartphone” to come out…
HTC Announces Smart, First Brew Handset with Sense
Although perhaps just a teeny tiny bit overshadowed by their recent release of the Nexus One, HTC has announced their first Brew handset, called the Smart. Complete with the Sense user interface found on Android and Windows Mobile, a 3 megapixel camera, 2.8” QVGA display, and 3.5mm headphone jack, the Smart is a modest package,…
Google Nexus One is coming to Vodafone UK!
So we are awash with Google Nexus One news at the moment, which is great, but Europe hasn’t seen much love, other than a brief ‘yeah it’ll be coming soon’. Well, I can change that for you now because the Vodafone UK site has a forum, on which the GNO is discussed – or more…
iFixit does its thing with the Nexus One; 802.11n WiFi and FM transmitter confirmed
Good folks of iFixit are doing their thing again with the hottest gadget these days – Nexus One. The whole teardown process is well documented on their website. You’ll have to register to get all the details, but the process is simple and shouldn’t take much of your time. Anyway, we’re not mentioning the teardown…